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. U ITED STATES ALBERT GOODYEAR, or NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

PA'IENJT O FICE 1 HARVESTING-MACHINE.

, SPECIFICATION forming part-of Letters Patent No. 381,232, dated April17, 1888,

Application filed August 2, 1.886. Serial No. 209,719. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, ALBERT GOODYEAR, acitizen of the United States, residing at New Haven, county of NewHaven, and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Harvesting Machines, of which the following is aspecification.

The first part -of my invention consists in mounting the variousoperative parts of the machine upon the main frame by means of clipswhich embrace the tubing of thefr'ame and serve to secure the partsthereto and admit of adjustment of the various parts on the frame. Thesecond part of myinvention consistsin providing an accumulatorintermediate the elevator and the grain-platform, and providing inconnection with said accumulator a tripping device, which is soconnected with the knotting mechanism as to start the latter inoperation structed in a form which I'prefer for that purpose, though Idonot desire to be understood as limiting myself to the form which I amabout to describe, since I am aware that mechanics in carrying out myinvention would probably introduce many variations-in theform of apparatus. j

Figure 1 is a rear view of the machine, showing the parts in. a foldedposition Fig. 2 is a side view taken from the side at which the grain isdelivered. Fig. 3 is aview of theopposite side or the side on which theplatform is located. Fig. 4. is a front view'showing the parts in aposition for operation. Fig. 5 is a sectional .plan view showing theframe and shafting with the other parts removed. Fig;

6 is a detail sectional view showing the parts for'handling the grainfrom the point where it is delivered by the aprons to its discharge fromthe machine. Fig. 7 shows in detail certain tripping mechanism. Fig. 8is a diagram showing the position of needle and grain-plat form whendown. Fig. 9 isa planview of the finger-bar aud the brackets supportin'gthe same, showing also a portion of the hinged platform. Fig. 10 .is across-section of the bracket supporting the finger-bar on its free end.Fig. 11- is a cross-section of one of the brackets supporting thefinger-bar intermediate its two ends; and Fig. 12 is a cross-section ofthe end bracketto which the finger-bar is pivoted, showing the manner ofpivoting the finger-bar thereto. Figs..13 and 14 are respectively a planview and cross-section of 7 one of the clips which are usedthroughout'my machine to make adjustable connections be-' tween theparts. 4 Figs. 15 and 16 ar'e'respectively aside and'pla'n view of thebearing for the'reel-shaft onits free end. 1

I will first describe the construction of the. frame. main frame of themachine consists of pipes extending along the front and along therearand across both ends of the machine underneath. The front and'rear pipesjust referred to are each made up of twosections,'a a b' b.

ter than the seotiona and b to fit snugly within the latter, so as toform atelescopicjoint there: f with.- c is the pipe a and b at one endof the machine, andd is the pipe which connects thetwo pipesa b at theother end of the machine. The main frame of t the machineis thusmade inthe form of apar allelogram, which, by the telescopic joint a1-. l readyreferred to, may be lengthened or shortened, asrequired. 1 Where'twolengths of pipe are to be. joined together at their ends I employ theordinary couplings, such as are shown at 0,- but where two lengths ofpipe-are'to'be joined, so that the end of one is'secured to the side ofanother, I employ clips-such as are shown at d-which consist of a socketinto which the end of one of the pipes is screwed and a collar made intwo halves and provided with bolts, as shown most clearly in Figs. 13and 14., so that it may beplaced uponthe'other pipe in any positiondesired and secured firmly upon its exterior, thus forming substantiallya clip-joint, whichis adapted to be moved to any part of the pipeattached. I U

c, 'f, and g are pipes extending-across from y the pipe to to the pipeb. Y i e V From theframe already which connects the two pipes describedthe: front It is made up of tubes orpiping.- The The sections a b areenough smaller in dianieto the side of which itis roo'i pp are uprightpipes, which may be seen red to the divider, as is shown in Fig. 3. Ontop of these two pipes is mounted a cross-pipe, g, on the forwardextremity of which is formed the bearings for one end of the reel.

r r are upright pipes projecting upward from the pipesz' i, for thepurpose of support ing certain mechanism, hereinafter more fullydescribed.

8 s are pipes projecting upward from the :0 pipe 0, and are provided attheir upper ends with the bearing for the shaft t of the knottingmechanism. The shaft u has its bearings at each end at the tops of pipesextending upward from the pipes a and b, respectively, one of whichupright pipes is lettered 1;, Fig. 1.

w is a shaft extending from the front to rear of the machine, and whichhas hearings in supports from the pipes at and b, one of which islettered to, Fig. 1, and also has a support from 0 the pipe 6 by thepipe as, as shown in Fig. 5.

Having described theparts of the frame and accessories, I will nextproceed to describe the principal operative parts of the machine.

1 is the groundwheel, which is mounted upon a shaft having its bearingssecured to the pipes f and g, as shown.

2 is the grain-wheel. The axle of this wheel is secured at its inner endto a plate, 3, by a slotted connection, so as to be vertically ad- 0justable. This plate 3 is suitablysecured to the divider-board 0 and thepipe d.

Upon the shaft of the ground wheel is mounted the spur-wheel 4, whichgears with the pinion 5, and thus drives the shaft 6, on

5 which is mounted the bevel gear 7. This bevel-gear in turn drives theshaft w. Upon one end of this shaft to is mounted the crank 8, which, bythe pitman-rod 9, communicates a reciprocating motion to the cutter orsickle 0 bar 10. From the opposite end of the shaft w are driven bychain and sprocket wheels the shafts 11 and 12, which carry the rollersthat drive the grain-belts 13 and 14.. The roller for driving thegrain-belt 15 is actuated bya pair 5 of spur-gears from the shaft 12, asshown in Fig. 1.

spur-gear 16, which meshes with and drives the spur-gear 17. The shaft18 is mounted in bearingssecured to the pipe K. Upon this 0 shaft issecured the needle 19, which is employedin binding.

20 is a tension apparatus, which is also mounted upon the pipe K. Theshaft 18 is given a rocking motion by means of the cranks 5 21 and 22and connecting-rod 23. Crank 21 is mounted on end of shaft u.

24 is a feeding device, which is driven from CJI the inner face of thespur-wheel 17.

On the shaft to is also mounted the,

the shaft 12 by the spur-wheel 25. This feeding device is of the usualform heretofore in use, and consists, preferably, of two or more diskshaving teeth mounted on each, one of which is shown in Fig. 6. Thisfeeding device is located in the position shown in Fig. 6,

so that in revolving its teeth catch the grain as soon as it isdischarged by the elevatingaprons, and immediately force it forward uponthe accumulator 26,so that the elevatingaprons are prevented from beingclogged or getting the straw out of position.

27 is a tripper which is pivoted at 28, and extends from that pointdownward and forward until it rests upon the accumulator 26. Thistripper 27 is composed of a number of strips, and is not continuous. Itsfunction is to remain in contact with the accumulator 26 untilsufficient grain is accumulated under it vlever 29 in the direction ofthe arrow, Fig. 6,

which motion is communicated through the rod 30 to the lever 31, whichin turn moves the tripping-pawl 32. The object of this trippingmechanism is to provide for so connecting and disconnecting thespur-wheel 17 with the shaft u that the shaft will only be rotated bythe Wheel when the grain has accumulated under the tripper 27sufficiently to form a bundle.- The connection of thistripping mechanismwith the wheel 17 is most clearly shown in Fig. 7.

- 33 and 34 are short studs projecting from The sprock et-wheel 35 iskeyed to the shaft u, and upon its face is mounted the dog 36, of theform shown in Fig. 7. When this dog is in engagement with the pawl 32,itwill be held in the position shown in Fig. 7, so that it will not engagewith the studs 33 and-34; but whenever the pawl 32 is tripped, so as torelease the dog,

the pressure of the spring 37 will turn the dog sufficiently on itspivot tobring a projection on its tail into the path of the studs 33 and34, so that the first stud that comes along will strike against theprojection on the tail of the dog and carry the sprocket-wheel, andconsequently the shaft u, around with the spurwheel 17 until the dogagain engages with the pawl 32, when it will be returned to the positionshown in Fig. 7, and the connection between the spur wheel 17 and theshaft u be broken. Thus it will be seen that whenever the tripper 27 israised by the accumulation of grain beneath it the mechanism describedwill permit the sprocket-wheel 35 and the shaftu to beturned until theaccumulation of grain is removed from under the tripper 27, so as toallow it to return to the position shown in Fig.

6. While,however,the sprocket-wheel 35 and the shaft u are in operationthey actuate two sets of mechanism, one of which removes a bundle of thegrain from the accumulator 26 I and the other of which binds it.

' there are several, arranged in a series across The mechanism whichremoves the grain from the concave 26 may be described as follows: t

38 is a vibrating arm or divider, of which the machine. These arms arepivoted at'two points, 39 and 40. At 39 they arepivoted to a rod mountedon the extremity of thecrank 41, and extending from thatcrank to acorresponding one on the other side of the machine.

This crank 41 is driven from the sprocketwheel through theehain 42, thespurwheels 43 44,and the segmentgears 45 and 46. I

As it is necessary that the operation of the separators 38' shall bequickly performed, and

not performed until the needle 19 has nearly finished'its upward travelafterhaving bound a bundle of grain,and that the separatorsshall be idleduring thegreater part ofthe time the needle is traveling, I provide thegear 45twith a mutilated surface, the plain portion of. which will beengaged with a plain projection on the gear 46 during the first part ofthe revolution of 45, and consequent] y gear 46 and separators 38 willbe locked andprevented from moving; but when the toothed portionfof gear45 comes into engagement with the teeth on gear 46 the former will berevolved through a-complete revolution while the latter is going througha partial revolution. The vibrating arms or dividers 38 are pivoted to arod, 40, secured to the extremities of the rocking "levers 47. With thevibrating divider 38 sustained, as described, each rotation of the crank41 causes it to move from the position shown in Fig. 6 in full lines tothe position shown in dotted lines, and thence forward again to theposition shown in full lines, where it is held for a time ,by thelocking actions of gears 45 and 46, before referred to. This forwardmovement, how ever, carries with it sufficient of thegrain from underthe tripper 27 to form a bundle,

which grain is'thrown forward and rests against theinclined foldingplatform 48and in proper position to be bound. The folding platform 4870 performs a double function. It presses-the grain into theloop'of thecord asit is being bound, and as soon as bound it serves to throw thebundle out of the machine. The platform is made up of the two foldingsections 48and 70, hinged so asto open upwardly, respectively, at 71 vand 72.."1Th6 section 48 overlaps the section 70, as shown in Fig. 6, sothat the act ofraising 7O raises 48 also.

Mechanism hereinafter fully described is provided, so that while theneedle is-in the elevated position shown in Fig.6 the carriers are inthe position shownin Fig. 6; but as soon as a bundle of grain has beenthrown on' the platform and theneedle has commenced to descend to binditthe doors are thrown upward, as shown in Fig. 8.

Now, it'will beseen that as soon as the'needle deseendslthe grain isinclosed by the loop of the cord and the section 70, and that the Vopening of the door acts to compress thbunf a 7 die of grain between thedoor andthe'cord, so,

that the grain is pressed very tightly into the loop of cord, and thecord is secured by suitable twisting mechanism while thus tightly.

compressing the grain. As soon as the cord it will fall off onto theground. V 73, Fig. 2, is the slot which is cut-through the platform,made to allow the point of the a 75 I is secured and cut loose, therewill be nothing 1 r to hold the bundle to the platform, Fig. 8, and

needle and twine to pass throughand below it, The described motionsare'g'ven to'the platform by the following mechanism: I

u'is a 1ever,of which there are two, pivoted to the shaft t andencirclingthe shaft-u, which passes through an opening cut throughthelever. A lever, 74, of which there are two, (shown in dotted lines inFig. 6,) is fixed, to

the shaft u,and is provided with a roller acting I L The rod 75 conveysthe motions of lever 24 to the platform-sectionj70. i The cam surface onlever u is so formed, and

on the interior'of the opening in lever to, as on a cam surface.

the arm' 74 is so set with reference to thecrank 2l,that while theneedle is'descendingbrought downby the action of the crank 21, the platform (will be rising.

The several parts already described are so timed that when the tripper27 is tripped by.

the accumulation of grain beneathit the nee -v dlewillimmediatel'ydescend. When the needle has descended about half-waymhe platform T 70rises and continues in its raised position till the needle has completedits descent and raised abouthalfway again, when it will-fall.

The arm 38 will remain stationary-tillthencei ldle has been down andadvancedconsiderablyon its upward stroke, 'Then thearm 38iwill' r Iquickly go through the motions heretoforefdescribed, so that by the/timethe needle has reached the top of its stroke anew bundle of grain willhave been'deposited on theplatform;

ready'to be bound, as soon as the tripper2'7 is again tripped, soas tostart the shaft to into 1 operation again.

-76 is the twine-reel and the course' of the twine fromthis'pointthrough the needle to the binding mechanism is 'shown inFigs.- 1, 2," v

and 6.

' The mechanism foruuiting the ends ofthe. ;binding-eord'may be of anysuitable form for accomplishing that result, though I preferto employthe mechanism described in my application forpatnt filedof even dateherewith, and certainparts are shown in the drawings, on the shaft t,adapted for that form of mechanism.

Iwill nextdescribc the eonstructionofmy 4 foldingreel.

I have shown the bearing of the reel-shaft on the pipe q as a U-shapedsocket, 81, unadjustable on the said pipe. At Figs. and 16 this bearingis shown most clearly, where it 4 will be seen that a cap-plate, 82, isprovided to secure the reel in place while in operation. This shaft isturned by means of the wormgear 50, which is driven from the operativeparts of the machine by any suitable connections.

51, 52, 53, and 54 are the strips which strike the grain. Each of themis connected with the collar on the shaft by the jointed arms 55 and 56.

57 are rods connecting every two pair of rods, 55 and 56', attheirjunction. 58 connects the end of 57 with a sliding sleeve on theshaft, there being one, 58, for each 57. 59, ofwhich there are four,connects 51, 52, 53, and 54 with the sliding sleeve 61 on the shaft.

The relative dimensions of the parts are substantially as shown.Thesleeves 61 and 60 are connected, as shown in Fig. 4, with a lever,62, which is used in closing the reel. closing is accomplished by movingthe collars in the direction of the arrow, which will cause the rods 55and 56 to move, respectively, in the direction of the arrows crossingthem. The reel may thus be closed, as shown in Fig. 1. The same meansmay obviously be employed to adjust the strips 51 52 53 54, so as tostrike the grain at varying heights from the cutters, using the reelpartly or wholly open. At 63 is ajoint in the .shaft 49, which enablesthe shaft, when the reel is folded, to be swung around, so as not toproject beyond the platform, as shown in Fig. 1, where the folded reelwill be seen to rest simply on the pipe q, along which it may be movedto locate it in a position best adapted to economize space.

I will now describe the provision for folding the platform and cuttingdevice.

64. is a bracket clipped to the pipe a at its extremity, and which isprovided with a slot opening upward to receive the extremity of thefinger-bar, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 and at Figs. 9 and 10.

65 and 66 are respectively brackets of a similar character, which alsosupport the bar. At 66 the finger-bar is pivoted, as shown mostclearlyat Figs. v9 and 12, Thus, when in position to operate, thefinger-bar rests in the three brackets; but it may be turned upward intothe position shown in Fig. 1 and in (lotted lines in Fig. 4, carryingwith it the cutter or sickle bar, which is joined to the reciprocatingrod 9 by a hinged connection for that purpose.-

- The grain-platform is hinged at 67, so that by separating it from thedivider 0 its outer portion may be folded from the position of Fig. 4into the position of Fig. 1. As soon as the bar and platform have beenfolded, as described, the pipe-sections a b may be pushed into thesections a and 1) until the wheel 2 and divider 0 occupy the positionshown in Fig. 1, where they may be secured by the hook 68.

This

When in this condition, the machine is in comparatively small compassand is convenient to transport.

69 is a catch secured to the seat-support, by which the finger-bar maybe held in its raised position. 4

A feature of great utility in my machine is the provision which is madeby the clips, already referred to, for the adjustment of all its parts.All of the clips used for purposes of adjustment in my machinev aresubstantially like that one shown in detail in Figs. 13 and 14. The sideframes may be adjusted on the bed of the frame by means of the clips h"Fig. 1. The seat may be adjusted on the tubing 71. h by means of theclips, as I, Fig. 1. The uprights r r are adjustable on it" by means ofclips, as 1-, Fig. 4. The pieces of tubing e fg are adjustable on themain frame by means of clips, as d, Fig. 5. The uprights sustaining thebearings of the ground-wheel are adj ust-- able on the tubingfg by meansof clips, as g 9, Fig. 5. The shaft 10 is adjustable on the .frame byhaving its uprights connected with the frame by clips, as to, Fig. 1.The uprights v, sustaining the bearings of the shaft u, are adjustableon the frame by clips, as t, Fig. 1. The uprights S S 'are adjustable onthe tube a by means of the clips 8, Fig. 2. The bearings of the shaft 18are adjustable on the tube 7.; by means of the clips 70, Fig. 2.

The uprights sustaining the bearings of the shaft 6 are likewiseconnected with the tubes e f by adjustable clips. The brackets 64 65 66are likewise adjustable on the frame by being connected therewith byclips, as shown. The connecting-piece a: is likewise connected with thetubee by an adjustable clip, d, Fig. 5.

Although I have shown in the drawings and described in this applicationmy features of the pivotal and expansible reel and extensible platform,a pivoted cutter-bar, and a hinged fice on the 5th day of March, SerialNo. 266,120,

executed on the 21th day of February, 1888. WVhat I claim as myinvention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In combination with the front and rear tubing, a and b, of the bed,the side frames composed of tubing, substantially as described, and theclips uniting the side frames with the bed, substantially as described,whereby the side frames are adjustable on the bed, as set forth.

2. In the bedframe of a harvesting-machine, in combination, the frontand rear tubing, at and b, the tubing a and b, forming a telescope orsliding joint with the former,and the cross-tubing c and d,substantially as described.

3. In combination with the side frames, the seat-supporting tubing ll,mounted thereon,

and the clips whereby the said tubing is adadjustably secured to said justably secured to said frames, substantially as described. 7 I

4. In combination with the tubing a, b, and c and the uprights j j, thecross-piece k, the binding-needle shaft mounted thereon, and the clipswhereby the-bearings of said shaft are piece 7c, substantially'asdescribed.

5. In combination with the side frames,com-

posed of the upright tubing h h'andjj, h and I j connected by thecross-tube i and h and j machine, the cross-tubingf and g, the groundbythe cross-tube i, the uprights r 1", mounted on the tubing i i:, andclipswhereby the uprights are adjustably secured'to the tubing,

substantially as described.

I 6. In combination with the tubing (1, b, and

c, the uprights .9 s, the clips adj ustably securing said uprightst'othe tube 0, and the knotting-mechanism shaft thaving its bearings onsaid uprights, substantially as described.

7 In combination with 'the tubing a and b and theshaft ac-the uprightson which are mounted the bearings of said shaft, and the clips wherebysaid uprights are adj ustably secured to said tubing.

.8. In combination with'the tubing (1 and b,

:the shaft w, having its bearings onnprights,

and the clips whereby said uprights are adjustably secured to saidtubing, substantially as specified.

'9. In combination Withthe tubing a and b,

the cross-piece e, and the clips whereby said 7 cross-piece isadjustably secured to saidtubing, substantially as described. I

, 1 0. Incombination with the tubing a and b and the ground-wheel, thecrosspieces f and g,with which the ground-wheel is connected,

and the clips whereby said cross-pieces are adjustably secured to saidtubing, substantially as described. 7

11. Incombination with the frame of the wheel having its bearings inuprights on said 381,232 i j T 6 tubing, and the clips w-herebysaiduprightsare adjustably secured to said cross-tubing,

substantially as described. e s

12. In combinationwith the framegof the machine, the cross-tubing e and.f, the shaft 6,

having its hearings on said tubing, andthe clips whereby said bearingsare adj ustably secured to said tubing, substantially asdescribed- 13.In combination with thegrain-elevator and the folding binding-platform,aninterme- 'diat'e grain-receptacle upon which the grain is" J theneedle, and mechanism whereby the trip ping of the tripper causes'theplatform'tol' ise and the needle to descend, simultaneously,v

thereby compressing the bundle, substantially asdescribed. s

ing platform, the binding-needle and 'mech-' anism, substantially asdescribed,wherebythe divider is actuated by the tripping of the tripperto throw a bundle of grain onto theeplat- 15. In combination, thegrain-receptacle'26, the tripper 27, the divider, the folding blndformin its normalposition, andwhereby said platform is raised as the needledescends, thereby compressing the grain, ,substantially'as' described;I, y Y v 16. In combination, the rising and falling binding-platform,thehopper, and thetrip'per whereby the binding-platform is set inloperationby the accumulationof grain in the.,hop-* per, substantiallyasdescribed. i AL ERT GOODYEAR.

Witnesses: j v I LIVINGSTONGIFFORD,

OHAs. T. WARD.

